The smokiness of these black beans comes from dry roasting cumin and coriander seeds with oregano.
The smell of the spices as its gentle smoke reaches your nose is absolutely divine, like the smell of freshly tanned leather. There are high spice notes from the sweet coriander, earthiness from the cumin, and a complex herbaceous scent from the oregano.
Oregano is a wonderful undertone for black beans. It serves to pull out, and enhance, some of the subtle, naturally-sweet flavors of the beans and the tomatoes. In this recipe, we also add garlic, onion, bay leaf, black pepper, and lime juice, for a delightfully fresh, balanced taste….